Much is said about masks. This is what one looks like. Thin, blurry piece of film.
What to get for a retouching text — these are from last century. Reed’s is the key reference to have.
tools of the trade: Dye Transfer lab. some early essentials.
- densiguide instead of densitometer
- diffusion sheets
- Kodak 5x Achromatic magnifier.. to align masks as you tape them
- Kodak transparency Q card. This is the hardest to locate these days. They can be made. Sometime I will /have posted how.
from Brokaw’s section of E-81, Kodak’s unpublished, last dye transfer guide, written and edited by Frank McLaughlin. The first materials written about Dye Transfer came from those in their lab. Later materials, E-80 were written by market support staff, including Frank McLaughlin. The last time materials were updated, Mr. McLaughlin arranged for an updated manual to be written by many members of the dye transfer community.
Dennis Brokaw : Large Format Separations for Dye Transfer Printing
<<–This is his supply list.
Mr Brokaw was cited by Forumatti Wiley as a credential for Drew’s powers of photography.
Waybacking the process:
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